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juvenilis [CL] 1 (of part of body) of a young man or woman, youthful. b (vena ~is) vein behind the ear; c (ellipt. as sb.). cum ‥ ~i in pectore egregius dominandi amor fervesceret Felix Guthl. 16; ~e cor spiritali doctrina imbutum vix ejus dulcedinem perdit Simil. Anselmi 142; tanquam Phebo ‥ ~ibus jam estuante medullis Gir. TH I 40; mulier quedam ‥ habebat generum ~i specie decorum (Fiacrius) NLA I 443.  b per venas que sunt post auras que vocantur ~es Gilb. VII 282v. 2.  c ~ibus inscissis Gilb. VII 283. 2 (v. generatio 1). 2 (of emotion, behaviour, quality, or sim.) characteristic of a young man or woman (usu. pejorative). non adhuc animum ‥ a juvenilibus [v. l. juvenalibus] cohibens inlecebris Bede HE V 6 p. 289; p793 noli pueriliter agere et desideria ~ia sectari Alcuin Ep. 281; dum ~e robur attingere vidit, ad arma ‥ sustulit Ord. Vit. VIII 1. 267; 1166 nisi forte R. de S. ~i alacritate diligentie tue preripiat palmam J. Sal. Ep. 157 (153); ~is etenim excusabilis est levitas, cum laudabilis fuerit ipsa maturitas Gir. SD 138; iste juvenis [sc. Justinianus], etiam ~i consilio usus, concordias, quas pater firmaverat, rupit R. Niger Chr. I 62; vicium ~e est non posse regere impetum, id est animum impetuosum Trevet Troades 22. 3 (of age) young, youthful, (of period) early: a (w. ref. to person); b (w. ref. to animal); c (w. ref. to artefact). a recordare patrum fratrumque tuorum ‥ ~em inmaturamque mortem Gildas EB 30; in annis ~ibus Aldh. VirgP 37; ~is aevi viridante vigore florebat Felix Guthl. 3; a1081 olim quidem ~em aetatem in his detrivimus Lanfr. Ep. 33 (49); inberbes pictor ‥ depingit eos [angelos] quia eorum virtutem quasi ~em statum considerans Bart. Angl. II 3; hic tener etate dum vixerat in juvenili Wykes Vers. p. 128; o! quanta diligencia placendi Deo in tam sublimi et ~i persona reperta est! Blakman Hen. VI 5; dominus W. Wendover in annis suis ~ibus in studio monasterii scienciis adornatus Meaux III 277.  b 1204 tres vituli hujus anni et vij ~ia animalia RNorm 128.  c bursa placet juvenilis / si sit feta, sed anilis / propter rugas spernitur Walt. Wimb. Van. 70. 4 (as sb.) young man or woman. Wals. Mus. Mens. 74 (v. facultas 6g).

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